Apollo Global said on Monday it would buy Athene Holding in an all-stock deal valuing the annuities provider at about US$11 billion, making it the private equity firm’s first major deal after co-founder Leon Black stepped down as CEO. REUTERS: Apollo Global said on Monday it would buy Athene Holding […]
Day: March 8, 2021
PARIS: Hospitals in the Paris region have been ordered to cut all non-Covid patient care and surgery by 40 per cent as new virus cases risk overwhelming their intensive care capacity, health authorities said today. The Ile de France greater Paris region, which counts about 12 million inhabitants, currently has […]
PARIS: Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights. “Big day today”, tennis superstar wrote on Twitter. Djokovic, 33, won his […]
BEIJING: China will speed up lawmaking aimed at countering foreign sanctions and “long-arm jurisdiction”, its parliament said today, amid increasing pressure from Western countries over issues ranging from Xinjiang to Hong Kong. Reading its annual work report at a parliamentary session, parliament chief Li Zhanshu said China will in the […]